No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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1 | a [adj] period [prep] | 1333 | |
2 | a [adj] period [prep] | 1253 | |
3 | a [adj] period [prep] | 1182 | |
4 | a [adj] period of | 954 | |
5 | a [adj] period of | 954 | |
6 | a long period [prep] | 245 | |
7 | a long period [prep] | 216 | |
8 | an [adj] period [prep] | 151 | |
9 | a short period [prep] | 133 | |
10 | a [adj] period in | 130 | |
11 | a [adj] period in | 130 | |
12 | a short period [prep] | 126 | |
13 | a [adj -er] period [prep] | 73 | |
14 | a brief period [prep] | 63 | |
15 | a brief period [prep] | 62 | |
16 | a [adj] period for | 51 | |
17 | a [adj] period for | 51 | |
18 | a fixed period [prep] | 33 | |
19 | a fixed period [prep] | 33 | |
20 | a prolonged period [prep] | 32 | |
21 | a prolonged period [prep] | 32 | |
22 | a limited period [prep] | 30 | |
23 | a limited period [prep] | 30 | |
24 | a longer period [prep] | 29 | |
25 | a considerable period [prep] | 26 | |
26 | a considerable period [prep] | 26 | |
27 | a certain period [prep] | 26 | |
28 | a certain period [prep] | 26 | |
29 | a [adj] period during | 25 | |
30 | a [adj] period during | 25 |